Green Sea Turtle (North Atlantic DPS)
Data Set (DS) | NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65323 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: Green Sea Turtle (North Atlantic DPS), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65323.
Full Citation Examples
These data represent critical habitat for the green sea turtle (North Atlantic DPS) as designated by Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 46693, September 2, 1998, Rules and Regulations.On April 6, 2016, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule (81 FR 20058) to list 11 DPSs of the green sea turtle (which had previously been listed as the entire species). The final rule stated that the existing 1998 critical habitat designation, i.e., waters surrounding Culebra Island, remains in effect for the North Atlantic DPS of green sea turtle.
Distribution Information
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ESRI File Geodatabase
Data access URL
Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 63 FR 46701 is always the one, true definition of green turtle critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.
Controlled Theme Keywords
biota, boundaries, environment, oceans
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | SeaTurtleGreen_NorthAtlanticDPS_19980902 |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Amanda L Frick
amanda.frick@noaa.gov
727-824-5301
Metadata Contact
Amanda L Frick
amanda.frick@noaa.gov
727-824-5301
Extents
-65.39462° W,
-65.193774° E,
18.398331° N,
18.228993° S
1998-09-02 00:00:00+0000
ground condition
Item Identification
| Title: | Green Sea Turtle (North Atlantic DPS) |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1998-09-02 |
| Abstract: |
These data represent critical habitat for the green sea turtle (North Atlantic DPS) as designated by Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 46693, September 2, 1998, Rules and Regulations.On April 6, 2016, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule (81 FR 20058) to list 11 DPSs of the green sea turtle (which had previously been listed as the entire species). The final rule stated that the existing 1998 critical habitat designation, i.e., waters surrounding Culebra Island, remains in effect for the North Atlantic DPS of green sea turtle. |
| Purpose: |
The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Chelonia mydas |
| None | Critical Habitat |
| None | Endangered Species |
| None | GIS |
| None | Green Sea Turtle |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Alcarraza |
| None | Arrecife Culebrita |
| None | Caribbean Sea |
| None | Cayo Ballena |
| None | Cayo Botijuela |
| None | Cayo de Luis Pena |
| None | Cayo Lobito |
| None | Cayo Lobo |
| None | Cayo Norte |
| None | Cayos Geniqui |
| None | Culebra Island |
| None | El Mono |
| None | Isla Culebrita |
| None | Las Hermanas |
| None | Los Gemelos |
| None | Piedra Steven |
| None | Puerto Rico |
Physical Location
| City: | St Petersburg |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | FL |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Data Set Credit: | ORIGINATORS: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service; |
Support Roles
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 1998-09-02 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Frick, Amanda L |
| Address: |
263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA |
| Email Address: | amanda.frick@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 727-824-5301 |
| Fax: | 727-824-5320 |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 1998-09-02 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Frick, Amanda L |
| Address: |
263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA |
| Email Address: | amanda.frick@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 727-824-5301 |
| Fax: | 727-824-5320 |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
| Extent Description: |
ground condition |
|---|
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -65.39462 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -65.193774 | |
| N° Bound: | 18.398331 | |
| S° Bound: | 18.228993 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 1998-09-02 00:00:00+0000 |
| Description: |
ground condition |
Spatial Information
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Use Constraints: |
Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 63 FR 46701 is always the one, true definition of green turtle critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/green-turtle-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Data access URL |
| File Type (Deprecated): | File Geodatabase Feature Class |
| Distribution Format: | ESRI File Geodatabase |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 |
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Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Detailed shoreline for Culebra Island from NOAA digital vector chart was appended to add smaller islands, then a 3 nautical mile buffer was generated using ESRI's ArcGIS software |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2005-07-12 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
Land area was erased from the buffer area using ET Geowizards. The source of land area used to erase was from the NCCOS project for coral and seafloor mapping. |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2005-07-12 00:00:00 |
Process Step 3
| Description: |
FR 46699 Vol. 63 No 1700 Sept 2, 1998 was reinterpretted and there is a map in the FR which shows that the islands weren't buffered, only Isla de Culebra. Projected base data to WGS-Mercator (units=meters), and buffered to 5.6 km. This buffer does not look like the FR, as it bisects Cayo Lobito. Then the data was reprojected to GCS-WGS84. |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2005-07-12 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | SeaTurtleGreen_NorthAtlanticDPS_19980902 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 65323 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65323 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Jonathan Molineaux |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-08-31 20:55+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-11-30 |
| Owner Org: | OPR |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-11-30 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-11-30 |